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some bloke
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by some bloke » 20 Oct 2013, 22:42
I'm bored.
... in the best P O S S I B L E kenny Everett taste.
I've plagiarised an idea off Fizzbangwallop after seeing how he cleverly converted his T-20 into a practical illuminator for the Photon. There must be dozens of shooters who are unwittingly signalling their presence to the quarry they are hunting by showing them a red light when they can't see them through their 5 or even 8 mag Photon - which only needs a small amount of IR illumination concentrated into the narrow viewing area.
The issue is about to be corrected for future T-20 purchasers by virtue of 3 mode drivers - but the rest of you needn't worry - this is the next black upgrade to be made commercially available - if I paint them that is.
Or you can make one yourselves if you are able to take a dump without someone doing it for you.
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AirRifleSport
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by AirRifleSport » 20 Oct 2013, 23:30
some bloke wrote: I'm bored.
... in the best P O S S I B L E kenny Everett taste.
I've plagiarised an idea off Fizzbangwallop after seeing how he cleverly converted his T-20 into a practical illuminator for the Photon. There must be dozens of shooters who are unwittingly signalling their presence to the quarry they are hunting by showing them a red light when they can't see them through their 5 or even 8 mag Photon - which only needs a small amount of IR illumination concentrated into the narrow viewing area.
The issue is about to be corrected for future T-20 purchasers by virtue of 3 mode drivers - but the rest of you needn't worry - this is the next black upgrade to be made commercially available - if I paint them that is.
Or you can make one yourselves if you are able to take a dump without someone doing it for you.
Haha! Even better, you could sell them in different shades of BROWN,,,, fingerprint edition!
...the doctor said that I need to do gentle exercise... I said to him that I already did... trigger squeezing!
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Marky610
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by Marky610 » 20 Oct 2013, 23:45
Keep eating the Walkers crisps Dave, they pay my wagers
Land Rovers, who would be daft enough to own one?
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Hilbily
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by Hilbily » 21 Oct 2013, 00:01
Glad to see you finally got a good light to modify
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sunndog
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by sunndog » 21 Oct 2013, 00:09
Hilbily wrote:Glad to see you finally got a good light to modify
congratulations dave me boy.....your daft ideas on illumination are now being rubbished on an international level!
LMAO
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some bloke
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by some bloke » 21 Oct 2013, 00:23
sunndog wrote:Hilbily wrote:Glad to see you finally got a good light to modify
congratulations dave me boy.....your daft ideas on illumination are now being rubbished on an international level!
LMAO
Don't knock low light till you try it with a Photon me dears.
Huh, looks like everyone's gorn orf to bed.
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AirRifleSport
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by AirRifleSport » 21 Oct 2013, 00:24
This reminds me.... Need to sleep now.
Logging off! Sorry Dave, you are now on your own to look after the forum.
Goodnight world.
...the doctor said that I need to do gentle exercise... I said to him that I already did... trigger squeezing!
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sunndog
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by sunndog » 21 Oct 2013, 00:42
i reckon you are our equivalent of that randy bohannon fella.....only its 501b's rather than muslims
nah a 501b is fine for rabbiting on a photon but i would'nt take a 200yrd fox shot with it. i'd use a crap t20 minimum. or better still a 66mm...i wanna be able to see it as clearly as possible
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some bloke
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by some bloke » 21 Oct 2013, 00:50
sunndog wrote:i reckon you are our equivalent of that randy bohannon fella.....only its 501b's rather than muslims
nah a 501b is fine for rabbiting on a photon but i would'nt take a 200yrd fox shot with it. i'd use a crap t20 minimum. or better still a 66mm...i wanna be able to see it as clearly as possible
I think most Photon users probably won't use theirs for much more than 100 yards TBH. It'll be on the HMR soon though.
Why aren't you in bed?
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sunndog
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by sunndog » 21 Oct 2013, 01:09
a fair number of photon posts have been about foxing though mate...and max range on fox is how i judge my nv kit. a flood beam has never caused me any issues so for me its fine to zoom out for closer range work
and i'm not missing all the rabbits that run away either. i have tubed spotters that really do work without i.r
and i dont see loads running away when i switch the i.r on
in fact i was out playing last night for half an hour and i sat watching the same rabbit munching away whilst trying four different illuminators and three different nvd's. it was 70yrds away and did'nt give a monkeys what light was waving about
just like the photon itself. what works for one don't always work for all.....
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and with that i think i have nailed my name in the pages of history enough for one day......i'm off for a kip
